[jannar85]

Back to the topic guys... Contact them first, or first make a petition to show the interest?

[Deshrill]

jannar85: Back to the topic guys... Contact them first, or first make a petition to show the interest?

Jannar85, I think that we should contact them first before starting a petition. Finding out who has the rights to Toonstruck is important. We might as well figure out if there is a way to get access to all those old Toonstruck resources (files, dialogue, etc.), right?

After contacting them first, then a petition should be started... Starting a petition first might not be a bad idea, but it will be in vain unless someone contacts Virgin (weren't they the company that made the game?) to see if anything could be done about this Toonstruckian dillema.

Zanthia: Loom! thats one game that neede a sequel. From the other hand, its story was complete. Does Warcraft adventure counts?

Zanthia, Loom was a wonderful game. I always wish there was a sequel to that, but, yes, you are correct: the ending did have some sort of closure... I'm not sure what it would be like playing an adventure game as a swan, but it would be interesting.

Warcraft Adventures was a neat idea and I'm annoyed that it wasn't released. Apparently Blizzard had a practically finished copy of it, but it didn't meet their ultra-high company standards. If you want to learn what the plot of the game would have been, pick up a copy of the novel Warcraft [Book # 2]: Lord of the Clans. It doesn't have the best writing in the world, but you get a sense of how the game would have been at parts.

i got reply from laura janczewska

"Are you interested in making the Toonstruck sequel? Are you part of an affiliated company to Virgin? I might be interested, but I know that Virgin killed it for the US market. There would have to be some marketing considerations as a condition for me working on it, and I would not work as a normal employee. Please let me know any details of this proposition you have come up with.

Laura
-----Original Message-----
From: brandon [mailto:********@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:39 AM
To: ************
Subject: posibillitys


hello
ive been doing some research on the burst company and your name came up, i was wondering if the possibilty of toonstruck 2 came up. would you do it?"


the bottom letter is mine, i'm going to write her back explaining the situation

[remixor]

Man, Warcraft Adventures. Way back when that game was announced I was so excited. I followed it really carefully until Blizzard pulled the plug. That was probably the first cancelled game that I really wanted to play and actually knew was in development.

[tabacco]

Originally Posted by remixor

Man, Warcraft Adventures. Way back when that game was announced I was so excited. I followed it really carefully until Blizzard pulled the plug. That was probably the first cancelled game that I really wanted to play and actually knew was in development.

Was that the game they were already signing up beta testers for when the pulled the plug? If so, I was signed up to beta it

[jannar85]

Originally Posted by Deshrill

Jannar85, I think that we should contact them first before starting a petition. Finding out who has the rights to Toonstruck is important. We might as well figure out if there is a way to get access to all those old Toonstruck resources (files, dialogue, etc.), right?

After contacting them first, then a petition should be started... Starting a petition first might not be a bad idea, but it will be in vain unless someone contacts Virgin (weren't they the company that made the game?) to see if anything could be done about this Toonstruckian dillema.

Okay. Who wants to write to that big guy, Richard Hare?
It's probably him to ask since he was the lead designer.

I think Virgin gave up their rights, because of that Toonstruck didn't sell THAT well.

If it should be made, it should be made with the original team IMO.
LucasHacks are (have been) working on a toonstruck tool though... I've forgotten who it was, but I can see if I can look him up somewhere.

Burst! made the game. Virgin published it.

Originally Posted by guybrush_guy

i got reply from laura janczewska

"Are you interested in making the Toonstruck sequel? Are you part of an affiliated company to Virgin? I might be interested, but I know that Virgin killed it for the US market. There would have to be some marketing considerations as a condition for me working on it, and I would not work as a normal employee. Please let me know any details of this proposition you have come up with.

Laura
-----Original Message-----
From: brandon [mailto:********@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:39 AM
To: ************
Subject: posibillitys


hello
ive been doing some research on the burst company and your name came up, i was wondering if the possibilty of toonstruck 2 came up. would you do it?"


the bottom letter is mine, i'm going to write her back explaining the situation

Heh. Was that your job to do? Seems like she thinks you've got the rights to it

[remixor]

I wouldn't lead her on too much or you might get her hopes up...

[jannar85]

You heard that, guybrush_guy??

Remixor is threatning you

i wrote her back and appoligzed for missleading her. i also asked if she would let me do an interview with her

[djsouza]

Originally Posted by SamandMax

Someone should compile a huge list of sequels that were never completed, and contain information and screenshots of each one. That'd be an interesting read.

Someone already did

http://www.justadventure.com/article...shedGames.shtm

(Warcraft was mentioned in the above article)

And there is also

Space Quest 7
http://www.wiw.org/~jess/old_sq7.html

Simon the Sorcerer 2 and 1/2
http://www.simon3d.com/qaf/qaf_frame.htm

i got a reply back from Bill Skirvin he rplyed with a simple

"i never realy thought about it"

[jannar85]

Originally Posted by guybrush_guy

i got a reply back from Bill Skirvin he rplyed with a simple

"i never realy thought about it"

Well, it's the only game he have ever worked on. Maybe try out the chief now?

Originally Posted by jannar85

Well, it's the only game he have ever worked on. Maybe try out the chief now?

i sent him an email as well, no reply yet

[jannar85]

Maybe... he's forgotten about it, or lost his password! *gasps*
Or.. think if he have died?? Or.. Changed e-mail!

He'll never get it in time!

[Starflux]

About Warcraft Adventures; what bothered me was that all the beautiful animations made in Russia were actually finished (and we got a taste from it through the wonderful trailer (which was quite a good trailer in its own right)), but they never gave even that out on DVD or something. Just think about it; somewhere in the vaults, there's at least half an hour's worth of Warcraft handdrawn animation, and we'll never get to see it >_<

Once more, this calls for a heist

[Zanthia]

what bothered me was that all the beautiful animations made in Russia were actually finished

:eek: I was sure that warcraft is blizzards' trademark.

[remixor]

Originally Posted by Zanthia

:eek: I was sure that warcraft is blizzards' trademark.

It is.

[Starflux]

They contracted a Russian animationstudio to get a lot of quality cheap animation done. They themselves are good in 3D, but that doesn't mean they excell in 2D (which is unknown because there hasn't ever been anything handdrawn from them). Err, except for the sprites in their games of course ^_^;;

[eriq]

I just listed a fun Toonstruck Ebay auction with a special demo CD if anyone is interested. I stuck those little cartoons someone posted links to on here on the auction. They're so cute! I wish they'd make another. Toonstruck was one of my favourite adventure games visually. It's still so much fun to look at.... right up there with Kyrandia and Loom.

Check it out.



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[Deshrill]

Wow, that's right... I forgot about Warcraft Adventures being animated in Russia. I have a trailer of Warcraft: Adventures on one of my CDs and the animation looked a bit cheap, but still had the Warcraft style to it. The voice acting had a lot of people, with Clancy Brown as the voice of Thrall, I believe.

I always got stuck fairly early on in Toonstruck, but I did like the game. Most of the voice acting was cool and the 2-D animation was really nice. I go to an art school and there is a big division between the 2-D Animation students and the 3-D Animation. That has nothing to do with adventure games, but it's a sleep-deprived aside.